THE GROVE Golf Club has received a thumbs-up for encouraging youngsters onto its greens and fairways.

The club near Porthcawl is the first club in Wales to receive accreditation from Golf Development Wales and the Golf Union of Wales. It has been rewarded with Junior GolfCert – a seal of approval which marks the club’s commitment to junior golf.

And not only is it the first club in Wales to receive this recognition, the club has also scooped the highest possible level of commendation – the higher award.

The Grove has a first-class track record in terms of encouraging and motivating juniors to play golf.

Golf Development Wales chairman Andrew B Morgan explains: “Junior GolfCert aims to reward and recognise those clubs who are striving to increase the numbers of young people playing golf.